Woman, 23, charged with fifth-offense OWI

WAUSAU – — A 23-year-old Athens woman was charged Monday in Marathon County Circuit Court with fifth-offense drunken driving, after authorities say she fled from a traffic stop.

Erika Albrecht also was charged with operating while revoked and resisting or obstructing an officer.

Her first drunken driving conviction was in 2009 at the age of 17, and her most recent conviction was on Jan. 9, according to court records.

Marathon County Assistant District Attorney Sidney Brubacher, who is prosecuting the case, said it’s “unusual” for someone so young to have so many drunken driving arrests.

A Marathon County sheriff’s deputy pulled Albrecht’s vehicle over late Saturday night on West 23rd Street in the town of Rib Falls after he saw her vehicle weaving in its lane, according to court documents.

The deputy had taken her driver’s license and returned to his squad car when he saw her get out of her vehicle and start running. She eventually ran toward a ditch and fell into the snow, where the deputy arrested her, according to court documents.

Marathon County Circuit Judge Greg Grau ordered her held on a $7,500 signature bond with conditions that include no alcohol, taverns or bars and no driving motor vehicles. She currently is on a probation hold, according to the Marathon County Jail.

Alison Dirr can be reached at 715-845-0658. Find her on Twitter as @AlisonDirr

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